I am starting this course off a little bit behind my colleagues. Two weeks ago I found out that I was going to have my baby girl via C-Section. This was not planned for, and neither was the recovery time. Fortunately everything went well and we are now blessed to have a beautiful baby girl.
Naturally this meant that I am also starting my job in a chaotic way. I teach 3rd grade, and was able to spend 5 1/2 days with my new students, getting to know as much about them as possible. I am a pretty independent person, and generally prefer to do things on my own, so asking for help, and letting my sub help before I left was very hard for me. Even as I sit here with my sweet Bella in my lap, I am anxious about what has been going on in my room.
As part of the many changes our school is undergoing this year, I am becoming an eMints for all classroom. As part of the e-mints program we have 6 laptops in our rooms now. With this course I am excited to learn new ways to incorporate technology into our literacy program. I feel like I am comfortable using technology in other subject areas, so hopefully this course will continue to expand my knowledge and comfort level.
Jennifer-
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I'm happy to hear that you and your beautiful baby are doing well. How did you
become an eMints classroom? Was there something you did specifically or did your district do something? We only have a few classrooms throughout my entire district. What a great opportunity you are getting to be a part of. :) Good luck with this year and your new baby.
Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
Our building is moving towards becoming an entirely eMints building. We are a 3-5 building. All of 5th grade is eMints, half of 4th and now all of 3rd will become eMints for all, with the other half of 4th grade doing it next year. The leaders in our building are very proactive about technology. We are all so excited when it is our turn.